Despite international restrictions on its extensive use, pesticide trade has touched a new high. In 1998, world exports stood at US $11.4 billion, an increase of 5.4 per cent over 1997. Around
ten new planets have been discovered outside the earth's solar system. The discoveries of these planets has increased the tally of the total confirmed planets to around 50. At least six of the 10
Artificial plantations are generally monocultures, but in general forests, many species thrive. Why this should be so is one of those questions that is so obvious that people rarely bother to ask
Norway's food safety agency has issued a warning to people in the north of the country to reduce their consumption of seagull eggs. The agency claimed the eggs are contaminated with high levels of
Bangladesh will soon introduce environmental courts to enforce strict laws on conservation. The courts will try cases under tough new legislation. There will be seven courts in total, two of
The burning of fossil fuels leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere. Once in the atmosphere, these gases act like glass walls and trap heat on the Earth's surface.
East Timbalier, one of the islands that protect the Louisiana coastal wetlands in the us, is expected to disappear in just a few years, perhaps as early as 2004. Narrowed and cut by hurricanes and
a technology , which will enable domestic gas supplies to be used for refueling gas-powered cars at home, has been developed by British Gas (bg). The technology has been developed by